Thousand in cash for tinker (6)

I believe the answer is:

monkey

(Other definitions for monkey that I've seen before include "Five hundred pounds (colloq.); imp" , "See 10" , "Primate with a long tail" , "Any of various long-tailed primates" , "Mischievous type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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